I'm so handsome, it's almost scary. This is yours truly, Nodate Shinjirou.
My rank is Director, Criminal Division, Metropolitan Police Dept (MPD). I was Deputy Director 2 years ago,
but happily the "Deputy" was taken off recently.
180 cm tall. Tall in stature and high in status, that's me, Nodate.
My hobby is... Don't bother with that?
Oh. That incident from 2 years ago.
That story, eh?
That incident where I was kidnapped by terrorists together with the Chief of MPD.
The incident where I played a huge part.
Thanks to that incident, I was promoted, but
there was a sequel to that incident. Do you want to hear about it?
You insist? In that case, I'll tell you.
The story goes back to 2 years ago.
Hello.
What?!
Takakura escaped!
Yabe got shot!
-The Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission is in danger. -What do you mean?
Does the Black Moon still have that kind of power?
They made an official declaration. Their next target is
the head of the police force, the National Public Safety Commission Chairman.
He's attending an event today. It's highly possible they'll go for him there.
The members of the Incident Response Team are on their way.
I want you to head on over there right away too.
Got it.
The members of the Incident Response Team, who demonstrated
their capability when they rescued the MPD Chief, headed to the ceremony.
First of all, I'd like to welcome the guests
Chairman Kurohara of the National Public Safety Commission, staff members,
and the citizens...
I had Iwai go to the building over there.
The usual security measures seem to be in place.
Hanagata, let me see the map of the venue.
You guys go check out the places the sniper's
most likely to be positioning himself. Go.
Osawa Eriko, the boss, had a plan.
So she deployed the members of the Incident Response Team.
However.
I need to talk to the chairman.
Don't bother trying to stop him. We already repeatedly advised him against it.
We told him it was dangerous. But
it's the chairman's belief that he's doing it
precisely because of a time like this.
This floor has been checked out.
Got it.
The 6th floor has been cleared. I'm moving on to the 5th floor.
-I'm Osawa from the Special Crime Incident Response Team. -I know.
Chairman, please step down with me right now.
It's too dangerous here.
The terrorists are targeting you this time.
I know that too.
A-1 clear.
B-1 clear.
A-2 clear.
B-2 all cle...
But you don't expect me to back down now.
If the head of the police ran away now,
how can I face the people of this nation.
Please don't try to act cool, Chairman.
Your life is not yours alone.
The people's trust depends on your life.
B-2. 12 kg bomb discovered.
What?!
I'll send a bomb squad to B-2 immediately.
It's tied in to a cell phone.
It appears the timing device will be activated by this cell phone.
If it goes off now, the whole building will be damaged at the very least.
Please evacuate the people on the premise.
I'll take care of this.
I'm taking you away even if I have to use force.
Kimoto, are you alright?
I'll do this by myself. Please have the people evacuate.
To avoid causing panic, we'll start with evacuating the people in the building.
There are 5 lines connecting the cell phone to the detonator.
Could it be trap wiring.
This way. Please hurry.
To cut off the trap wiring,
make an electrical circuit...
Explosive disarmed.
National Public Safety Commission Chairman Kurohara
will say a few words.
Is it alright to give my speech?
Yes. Please go ahead.
I definitely disarmed the detonator from the cell phone. Why?
Is this a circuit with reverse polarity?!
The stairs up there!
Crap!
Hurry!
So that bomb was a decoy.
By preventing Kimoto-san from securing the building, the sniper was able to take his time to shoot.
Boss.
Then what?
What happened? What about the chairman?
He didn't die. But he sustained a serious injury and resigned.
Poor guy!
What happened to Mami-chan?
She fell for the fake explosive.
She was held responsible for the shooting, and was transferred to a remote area.
-What! That's so harsh! -You idiots.
It's not harsh at all. That's what this organization's all about.
Someone had to take the responsibility.
The Incident Response Team was disbanded and everyone dispersed.
What about the boss?
She went to the U.S.
But anyway, Nodatecchi. Is it okay
for you to be blabbing all this? What about the confidentiality thingie?
Why are you being so stuffy.
I'm a man of power, I can more or less do whatever I want.
You're so irresponsible. That's hilarious.
It's great. Anyway,
-do you want to hear the rest of the story? -Yes!
What do you say we go someplace else?
Oh, you want to come to my place? If you do, 45 minutes later
-I'll tell you the rest of the story. -Huh? Why 45 minutes later?
Never mind, never mind. Just stay put.
-Leave the channel alone too. -I don't get it.
So isn't that boss coming back?
Ah, I wanna eat some udon.
"[State of Insanity] Pleads Not Guilty" "Suspect Onizuka Released"
Gotta be careful these days.
Hey, open up!
Op...
Hey, come out, you bitch.
No use resisting. I have the evidence.
-Long time no see. -It's been 2 years.
-Don't you have anything on again? -I am wearing something, more or less.
Who's beside you? Did you drink?
-I messed up. -You know, you're 42 already.
You're one year older than Bakabon's daddy.
-I know! -You're under arrest.
Please let it slide.
-Do you like him? -Well...yes.
-What do you like about him? -The uniform.
There was a report from a neighbor that a big drunk woman
was dragging it away while talking loudly in the middle of the night.
I was temporarily insane.
So the one behind the disappearance of the Minato-ku security guard figure
was you, as I suspected.
When I get drunk, I get lonely for company, so unintentionally...I swear I'll return it right away.
This is the third incident, you know. It's only been a week since you came back.
Oh, ouch. What the...
I guess I'll have to do it. I'll use my authority to squash it.
You owe your promotion to us.
Your achievement is my achievement.
Having said that, I'm going to resurrect the Incident Response Team.
Make sure you work hard so I can advance further.
-You haven't changed, have you. -We're gonna get those members back together.
Those members you disbanded.
Oh, ouch. What is this. What?
How many shots do you intend to take?
2,011 shots, in honor of this year.
Since I'm incompetent.
Katagiri-san. Here. "Notification of Appointment...Special Crime Incident Response Team"
-You... -Give me a break.
-Kiss or prison. Choose one. -Huh?
Kiss or prison? Answer me!
Iwai. You got a notification of appointment.
What bad timing!
Listen to me carefully, girls. Alright?
Two people supporting each other makes up the character "people."
You girls aren't alone either. Don't forget that...
If two people support each other, that would be people people.
What are you saying! Are you stupid?
Hey, is this real?
Hey, Hanagata!
Hanagata! -Huh?
Good for you for 'fessing up.
He finally 'fessed up.
You're indeed the Yama-san famous for making them 'fess up.
He was tough though. -Awesome.
But what to do. When you're as good as me,
you're in such hikuteATAMA (head)... I mean hikuteAMATA (demand).
So where's the culprit?
You forgot something!
Good morning.
What, am I the first one here.
Hey. Here.
Hey Pops, you forgot something. -Oh! It's been a while.
Glad to see you again, Iwai-san, Yamamura-san.
Hey. If it ain't the eager beaver
Hanagata. Come here.
Morning! -Gross.
Katagiri-san's here too. So this must mean
-that the team's back! -No, that's not going to happen.
Kimoto-san's currently at Niijima West Precinct, was it?
That's not the problem.
Then is that rumor true
That she felt responsible for the shooting 2 years ago
and was tormented by that and...
Idiot! That's just an urban legend going around on the internet.
Then is someone keeping in touch with her?
Why are you all so solemn. You don't have time to be standing around.
-There's been an incident. -Boss!
-Boss.
-Oss! -A man was murdered. Here's the overview.
Wait a sec. I see the riffraff has gathered.
Nodate-san. The aspiration of the common folks,
Director Nodate. Anyway, listen up.
Reiko-chan of forensics found a rich guy.
She's resigning effective today to get married.
Hello, everyone.
-What, my Narahashi-san? -Too loud.
Thank you for everything.
Not at all. I'm sorry we couldn't be more accommodating.
Seriously, you really worked me hard. -So what a relief.
-Same here. -I'm sorry I'm getting married before you
even though I'm w~ay younger (SHITA). -That's quite alright.
Since you're wa~y more conniving (SHITAtaka).
-Anyway, her replacement is... -Narahashi-san!
I mean, Reiko-san. I... -Numata Yoshimi-san. Come on in.
-Nice to meet you all. -I'm Hanagata.
-Eager, energetic, always earnest. -He's heaping it on.
I'll get going now. I'm going to be "Hagane no Onna."
-See you later. -What did you say?
Congratulations. I'm available anytime you want advice on
-divorce and affairs. -So where's Kimoto's replacement?
Huh? Oh. She's been there all along.
Someone's there! Is it a spirit?
Wh... What are you doing?!
Oh. I'm Tadokoro Sachiko. I was transferred from
NRIPS*. (*National Research Institute of Police Science)
-Were you there all this time? -Yes. You all
looked like you were having a good time, so I didn't want to interrupt...
Sorry, we don't have ours yet.
Why are you eating onigiri?
My stomach growls when I get hungry so
-I didn't want to bother everyone. -Smells like takuan*...(*pickled radish)
I'm sorry. I didn't realize. -This one's okaka*. (*shaved bonito flakes)
-Or was it broiled tarako. -What's this I'm feeling? Irritation?
-I'm extremely irritated. -That's because of your age.
-That's a detective? -The NRIPS Director asked me as a favor.
To take her because she's useless.
-Excuse me? -Hey, it's the director I'm dealing with here.
That means more points for me if he owes me one. Endure it for me.
-Listen, you. -Okay, let's get started with our fun investigation meeting!
There's a special agenda item I brought just for you guys.
The victim is Onizuka Goro. 30 years old.
He was stabbed once in the heart with a sharp edged tool.
So he died almost instantly.
The victim was...
a violent criminal. It's not surprising he was murdered.
After murdering an innocent couple, he claimed insanity.
In accordance with Article 39, he was found not guilty.
The case was severely criticized by the mass media at the time.
Maybe it's someone related to the murdered couple.
Or else, anger directed at the justice system for the
not guilty verdict for such a heinous crime?
There are several traces on the 2nd floor hand rails as well.
The murderer most likely followed the gutters and snuck in through the balcony.
-You're stepping on it! -Oh, I'm sorry.
-Was any evidence left? -Bloodstained gloves and towel,
along with the weapon, were found in a trash can
in a nearby park. A pretty careless culprit, I'd say.
We should be able to collect a fair amount of material evidence.
Alright. Leave the material evidence to forensics
and you guys go check out the victim's acquaintances.
Oh, someone left a condolence bouquet.
Hey, let's go
-In celebration of your appointment. Take it, Sacchii -Thank you.
Anyway, I'm sorry your boss is like that.
-She seems like a very scary person. -Well, she may look that way, but
she's a very pitiful woman. Male related series of misfortune.
She was working abroad, wasn't she? -Yes. They happened abroad.
A while back too... In Bolivia?!
Not only there. In Uzbekistan too!
I told her to stay away
from Shakif because he may not look like it, but he's a womanizer.
Poor woman. If that was me, I couldn't go on living.
That's normally the case. It's a miracle she's still alive.
-Excuse me, then. -Hey, wait.
Young lady, let's go out for a drink tonight. -Accompanied by stories of her miserable life.
-There's an endless supply of them. -Yes, but...
Hey. I have this too. -You both look very good in it.
Are you alright?
I'm fine. The men are probably talking about me.
Your nose is dripping.
Thank you.
So is this all of them? The video from the security camera.
-Yes. -Nothing captured here as expected.
Didn't the murderer come in from the balcony?
Yes. Alright, thank you. Hold it. Just a second.
Rewind it one more time please.
Here's the list of people who holds a grudge against Onizuka.
There's a bunch of them.
These are all people who can't hate him enough.
So where do we start?
I wonder if Kimoto-san resents the boss.
Huh?
Kimoto's not the only one. That woman was responsible for disbanding the Incident Response Team.
In the end, she's only concerned about protecting her own interest.
In the end, Boss is only thinking about herself...
I wonder?
Knowing her, she must have something in mind.
That woman doesn't have anything on her mind!
Sca~ry.
Do you guys not get along with each other?
No, no. It's not quite like that.
Oh, this is a file of a previous incident that was left at forensics.
What are you doing?
Well...um... That Twitter that everyone's doing now.
Idiot. What are you tweeting about in the middle of investigation.
I'm using it to keep in touch with Hanagata-kun. We're all doing it.
It's restricted so people from the outside can't see it.
-Katagiri's in on it too? -Yeah. I encouraged him.
Can you show me how to do it?
Looks like Iwai's on Twitter now too.
Did you get something?
He's misusing it.
Onizuka-san? Yes, he used to come here frequently.
That guy's hopeless.
A murderer frequenting imekura (image club) with his parents' money.
You know we specialize in cosplay (costume play).
Nurse, co-ed, stewardess, swimsuit...we have it all.
So who's this person that Onizuka-san used to designate?
Just a minute. Let me look at my notes.
-Please. -Um...
Katagiri-san, is something bothering you?
I'm sorry. Oh, here it is.
This is her. Mika-chan. Our No. 1 girl.
-Excuse me. -Yes.
The swimsuit that you mentioned... Is it a school swimsuit?
We got nothing! The only thing I found out
is that Katagiri-san's somewhat of a pervert.
-What's that surprising news. -That's hardly the issue right now.
-What happened? -I know who the murderer is.
-What?
So it's been 2 years already.
Yes.
Things are pretty much the same for me. How many surgeries have I had.
-This will be your fourth. -Oh, is that right.
Try to remember the number of your own surgeries, will you.
-Okay. -Thank you.
I guess the surgery this time around will be on my spinal cord.
But you've gotten a lot better.
Well yeah, compared to the time when I was shot.
-I'm going to the store. -Okay.
-She's sure grown up. -She lost her mother early on
and she was a late child for me,
so I spoiled her quite a bit as she was growing up.
-She's so sassy, I don't know what to do with her. -Not at all.
-I hear that she's studying abroad? -Yes.
I guess she came back to Japan for my surgery.
I'm very sorry that we still haven't apprehended the
sniper from 2 years ago.
Black Moon. They're a terrorist organization. They won't be caught easily.
-Was it Kimoto Mami? Your subordinate. -Yes.
-I hear she's in Niijima now. -Yes.
-Did you transfer her? -She requested it.
They just wouldn't let me go.
You're so poplular.
Thanks for your hard work.
I entrusted Kimoto to you.
I thought you would look after her.
But why did you make her take the responsibility 2 years ago?
Good bye.
-Someone's gotta do it. -Katagiri-san, you go.
-How did it go? -Iwai-san...
-Alright. -Why so down?
Does that mean you didn't find out anything?
-Osawa Eriko. -Yes?
You're under arrest as a suspect for the murder of Onizuka Goro.
Excuse me?!
-The time is 7:59 pm. -Good job.
What and where should I digging in?
Don't play dumb! We have the evidence right here!
You have your nerve tweeting.
-What a thick skinned broad. Now. -Surrender! Now.
Listen. Are you guys really stupid? Why am I the murderer?
Besides, why would I tweet that on Twitter?
Take this off immediately. Take this clankety thing off. Yes, I'm sorry.
Now that you mention it, you're right.
Katagiri. You of all people. Why didn't you realize something so simple?
-I wasn't thinking. Now. -Now, now, enough nows!
It's a malicious impersonation.
I'm going to have them track this person down for obstructing the performance of public duty.
So what did you find out?
We went to the imekura that Onizuka frequented,
but we didn't find out anything important.
All the family members of the murdered elderly couple also had alibis.
Wasn't it just a burglar?
-The murder was committed rather sloppily too. -Is that the extent of your thinking?
-You guys have sure lost your touch. -What!
Look.
Someone left a bouquet, right?
-Must've heard that someone was murdered. -What about it?
Take a close look at the date and time
April 14, 8:32 pm.
What's the estimated time of death according to forensics?
From the state of rigor mortis, between 9:30 pm and 10:30 pm.
In other words, this bouquet was placed there before the time of death.
It's highly possible that the murderer is the one who left this bouquet.
-It's Twitter. -Don't bother with that anymore.
No, it's not that. There's a new tweet on
Osawa Eriko's Twitter.
"I executed another person in Shinagawa-ku..."
Don't tell me...
The victim is Tanaka Kazuo, 45 years old. Like Mr. Onizuka, the previous victim,
he was charged with murder, but claimed insanity.
His sentence was greatly reduced, but was arrested again for robbery
as soon as he was released from prison. He's hopeless.
The weapon is a sharp knife. It was found near the scene.
From the looks of the stab wound, it's the same type of weapon that was used on Mr. Onizuka.
A wilted bouquet was also left in front of this victim's home.
According to the neighbor, it was already there
the night before the murder. So the murders were committed by the same person.
What about that tweet?
The posts about the crime
were both accessed from the scene of the crime.
We researched the ID, but the registered e-mail address is from a free mail.
We can't track down the identity.
Tweeting about the crime on Twitter,
leaving flowers, and wilted ones at that, in front of the victim's home.
It is a morbid criminal enjoying his crime.
No. If he was a morbid criminal, he wouldn't kill with just one stab.
He's appealing his sense of justice to society
the tweets and by using a ritualistic method.
The bouquet is his symbol of justice.
The murderer is very likely to be a person who hates wrongdoings and tries to punish the wrongdoers,
the so-called mission type driven by a sense of justice.
Mission type? Then the murderer is a man?
-Probably. -Or else,
someone who harbors malice towards Eriko.
-Shakif! -Who's that?!
I got it!
Someone who has this picture of Boss
and knows the details of her personal life.
Nodate-san. It's you, isn't it?
Nope, wrong.
The day the victim was murdered, I was attending the Nodate party.
-I see. -It would be impossible then.
Who can think of murder at a fun Nodate party.
-Right? -So the alibi's confirmed.
Enough of this bombing comic act and be serious.
First Investigation Division Unit 3 handled the first victim,
Onizuka-san's murder case 5 years ago.
Unit 3? -First Investigation Division Unit 3
also handled the second victim, Tanaka-san's case.
The detective's name is...
Miss.
I have a favor to ask you.
Morioka Hiroshi!!
Former detective with MPD, First Investigation Division. Was in charge of the two murder cases.
But both suspects were released under the insanity plea.
Soon after, you resigned from the police force. You know Eriko well too.
Let it slide, please.
On the 14th, I was at Hotel Grant in Sapporo for the congressman's lecture.
The 16th I was at the community center in Naha for his lecture as well.
I can give you the numbers if you want to verify.
A politician's secretary don't have that kind of free time.
You're right. So you spent 2 hours at the vending machine for the election committee chairman's granddaughter.
And just for an extremely rare "Golden Chikuwa-kun."
Not only that, what I couldn't get after spending 20,000 yen,
that little brat got in one shot.
-You have it?! -I have it.
-You have it!
You know you never had any luck since way back when. Did you forget? We're...
-PIPO! -PIPA!
PIPI! Cut it out.
That's what made me quit the police.
Every time you overdid your investigations at the Division, you got transferred to Public Relations.
There, I was thrown in with you guys.
Ah...That humiliation. I won't forget for the rest of my life.
Did you come back again? To the organization.
-Huh? -I thought you got fed up with the organization
2 years ago and that's why you went to the U.S. Like me.
Are you planning to start all over there?
Oh well, it doesn't concern me, so whatever.
Don't go around drinking too much. You're well-known in the Akasaka area.
Akasaka? But I haven't been there.
Anyway, isn't there anything you noticed, PIPI?
PIPI, this picture was used.
There's gotta be something, PIPI. PIPI. PIPI.
Whoever it is knows a lot about Eriko.
Are you sure you don't have a blog or something?
What's a detective going to do with a blog...
What?
The essay I wrote about the U.S. police affairs.
-It was published in a Japanese magazine. -So?
I wrote about opposing the loose application of Article 39.
That Japan should come down harder on the criminals.
So you think the murderer read this and committed the crime?
Here's the result of the analysis we did on the photo used on Twitter.
It was more than likely scanned from
one of the 50,000 PR brochures in circulation.
As directed, we collected as many articles as we could find on
the internet and various mass media relating to the Incident Response Team.
Being that we were in the spotlight 2 years ago,
we got quite a collection. From a pack of lies to
the personal relations of the Team. Where do they get such info.
If someone took the time to collect these
those tweets in question can be written without too much difficulty.
Don't you think it's someone who holds a grudge against you after all?
-Then that'll be everyone here. -Exactly.
Be quiet.
Surrounded by incompetent subordinates and superior, I'm the one who has the urge to kill.
If you have the time to chitchat, go investigate.
Iwai, go search for the people who got the not guilty verdict by reason of Article 39.
They may be the next victims.
Tadokoro, analyze the movement of the murderer using the information we have on hand.
That's it.
They all really do have a sharp tongue, don't they.
They're hopeless, aren't they?
That's a nice coat. Where did you buy it?
I bought that in New York.
But what I need you to do is analyze those flowers.
Please focus on that rather than fashion.
Yes. I'll bring the results right away.
Seriously, that woman's a slave driver.
Nodate-san. Why did you decide to resurrect the Incident Response Unit?
Why? You didn't want to come back here?
No, it's not that.
How should I say, it's hard for me to trust her.
Why did she make Kimoto take all the responsibility and demote her?
The chairman was shot because of her mistake. Her demotion was inevitable.
-But still... -Someone had to take the responsibility.
That's what an organization is all about.
Why did you resurrect the Incident Response Team?
You knew there were bad feelings.
-That's because... -Yes.
-My play buddy got married. -Excuse me?
There's finally no one I can party with.
That put the Nodate party in danger of being dissolved. That's why.
-Huh? -You guys are the goukon* pool. (*matchmaking party)
You're nothing more, nothing less.
I promptly set up one for next Tuesday. Make me look good, okay?
-Deep. He's too deep. -That frivolousness is a mystery.
How's it going?
It's impossible. I tried to search the transmission site of the tweets, but
they're scattered all over the place and I can't pin them down.
In the first place, I'm not very good with computers.
Do not give up so easily!
Those flowers that were left at the victims' homes.
We didn't find anything in particular that would give us a clue.
Oh? Did you analyze the chemical elements? -Huh?
If you analyze the elements,
you can at least identify where they were grown to where they're sold.
That's why you can't leave things to forensics.
I don't have to listen to a NRIPS dropout.
Only the MPD has NRIPS. All the prefectures have forensics.
In a word, the difference is like the elite and the non-elite.
-She's bolder than I expected. -Elite and non-elite?!
Now, now, now. Then you do it.
I think sweet girls are better. Just kidding.
What are you saying?
The murderer's postings continue,
and you're telling me you don't even have any leads?
I'm sorry. Currently the Incident Response Team is diligently investigating...
Aren't we in this predicament
because you let that Incident Response Team handle it?
2 years ago they missed capturing the
Black Moon sniper who shot Chairman Kurohara too.
At any rate, we'll keep this incident undercover so that it doesn't get leaked to the media.
If this Twitter matter gets out,
there will be a rush of access and the investigation will be hindered.
But isn't the number of followers increasing at a rapid rate?
How much longer can you stall it?
A grudge against me?
In that case, the murderer may be a woman.
Excuse me.
I don't know who to thank, but the computer
seems to be doing its own thing.
Oh, that's good... What?!
-What's going on? -It's being hacked.
"To the idiots of the Incident Response Team."
"Are you guys still piddling around?"
"Don't you care if there will be more victims?"
"Add one more victim to your list."
Here's another tweet.
It says that Osawa Eriko carried out an execution at Nishi-Koyama in Meguro-ku.
This victim was previously arrested on a murder charge as well.
Like the previous victims, he pleaded insanity under Article 39 and was released.
Just like you said,
the victim was on that list.
Are these the points of origin of the murderer's tweets?
-Yes. -They're all over the place.
The murderer is transmitting from random locations to ensure that they can't get tracked.
-People can't make up random acts. -What do you mean?
Even when people are disturbed and think they're acting randomly,
they subconsciously follow a certain pattern.
Once that pattern is analyzed,
we'll know where the next murder will take place.
Hello.
-Got it. -Who was that?
-Let me see the list of candidates of the victims-to-be. -There's 40 of them.
Get a hold of Katagiri. We're heading to Shinagawa Station right away.
-Huh? -The murderer is certain to appear there.
They're the next victim. One of these four is sure to be
within 500m of this area.
Remember, life first. Secure his safety as soon as you find him.
Alright, let's go.
Excuse me! Excuse me!
Don't look.
-Hey. -Let's go.
Boss.
Don't move!
He's holding something in his hand.
Slowly put your hands on your head.
Turn around.
-Kimoto-san. -It's you.
Kimoto? Straight ahead!
Iwai! The murderer went that way!
Kimoto. I'm leaving him with you.
Stop!
Raise you hands and get down on your knees.
Kurohara Rika.
Do you know her?
But how did you know that was the place?
-We applied Kim Rossmo's mathematical theory. -Applied?
Kimoto was analyzing the transmission data of the
locations the murderer accessed Twitter.
Kimoto-san was?
Map the transmission were using the GIS (Geographic Information System).
Using Rossmo's mathematical formula, calculate the location.
Furthermore, overlap the probability distribution of
the spatial mobility pattern and the time sequence variation pattern...
People can't make up random acts.
Even when people are disturbed and think they're acting randomly,
they subconsciously follow a certain pattern.
Once that pattern is analyzed,
we'll know where the next murder will take place.
Hello.
I projected the next crime area.
I'm sending the data regarding time and place to your computer.
Got it. I'm on my way.
And she appeared there.
It takes someone with extraordinary skills
to hack into the Incident Response Team's computer. There's also the grudge
against the Team. No, against me.
You're majoring in Applied Mathematics at MIT in the U.S.
Operating a computer is a piece of cake.
You took first place in a hacker's contest in the U.S.
So what? Japan's the only country that considers hacking a bad thing.
This country can't tell the difference between hacker and cracker anyway.
The motive is... You hold a grudge against me.
Because I couldn't save your father.
So you couldn't stand to see us being touted by the media
and the Incident Response Team being resurrected.
But you're
not the serial murderer.
-Not the murderer?! -What does this mean?
You're most definitely the one who hacked the Incident Response Team's computer.
It's a fact that you showed up at that place and that you hold a grudge against the Team and me.
But you're not a psychopath.
When our computer was hacked and information about the third incident was leaked,
it said, "Don't you care if there will be more victims?"
Serial killers don't refer to the people they're about to kill as victims.
Because in their mind,
the ones they're about to kill are not people, but things.
Then why did she show up at that place?
She's a computer expert.
She must have calculated the points of origin of the murderer's tweets on her own.
Likewise, she used Rossmo's mathematical theory
to project the next crime location.
But no matter what, you're still a child.
You wondered whether the murderer would actually be captured,
so you came to see for yourself.
If you know that, why did you bring me in for voluntary questioning?
If the truth becomes known, the Team...no, you're the one who's going to lose face.
It's a fact you obstructed the performance of public duty!
I won't tolerate any crime, no matter how small.
We deployed an emergency search crew in the area surrounding the train station and searched everywhere
but found no suspicious individual.
Imamura-san, plus the 3 others on the list,
-were sent home with security guards. -Then does that mean
the murderer was supposed to come to that place, but didn't show up?
-That's right. -Excuse me.
Was the murderer really supposed to be there?
Isn't it possible that Kimoto-san made an error in her calculation?
That would never happen with Kimoto. She's outstanding.
The accuracy rate of this analysis is 98.75 percent.
Then why?
So that's why you figured out the location and came here yourself.
As usual Eriko's a slave driver.
But the murderer didn't come.
I'm sure I didn't miscalculate.
Well, anyway. Help out us for a while.
We need Mamirin's skills.
Kimoto, what's wrong?
-Where are the items found at the scene? -Over there.
-Thank you. -Iwai.
It's an item the home center's been selling for the past 5 years.
It would be next to impossible to trace the distribution route.
What about the gloves and towel?
100,000 of each goes out on the market every year. It would be impossible to trace these too.
Alright.
No leads, huh?
Even though we have enough material evidence. Luck is on his side, isn't it?
No, that's not it.
Amateur criminals try to eliminate all evidence.
But the pros only eliminate what is necessary.
It wasn't that there were a lot material evidence.
Only material evidence that couldn't be traced were left behind.
The murderer is someone who's very knowledgeable about crime.
So you're helping out for a limited time. Must be tough.
Boss asked me to.
I can't do anything here. I'm going out to the scene.
Wait. If you're going, I'm coming too.
Amazing. Here's an article that even talks about
the confrontation between you and your subordinates.
Hey, hey. You even supposedly had a fight with me.
-Be quiet for a minute! -Wow, scary.
Don't yell at me. I was up all night too, and I'm actually off today.
Hey, could it be that the murderer likes you?
What are you saying?
Because when people try to impersonate a celebrity on Twitter,
-they just want to... -I am not a celebri...
Hey, PIPA. What's up?
PIPI, sorry. There's something I want to ask you.
-What about? -Remember? You were telling me
that I'm pretty well known around Akasaka.
Yeah.
-What do you think? -Numata-san,
do you know where the knife was discarded?
Yes. Do you want to go there?
She came here?
Yes. She was definitely here.
There's no way I'd be mistaken since she left her business card.
-Business card? -Yes.
Here it is.
-We don't even have business cards yet. It's a fake. -What did she look like?
Her hair was about this long,
and she was wearing a navy blue shirt with a gray jacket.
Got it.
-Excuse me. -What is it?
I analyzed the elements of the flowers left at the scene.
-And? -That's okay, never mind.
I probably made a mistake somewhere. I'll re-do it.
My essay. Someone agreed with my essay
-and committed the crime. -What does that mean?
My essay. My impersonator on Twitter.
The murderer isn't the mission type driven by a sense of justice.
The murderer is trying to mimic what I do, what I'm likely to do,
what I want to do.
Your stalker. No, maybe your fan?
Yes. A woman who looks just like me was seen in places like Akasaka and Roppongi.
She's not simply an impersonator on Twitter.
She's seriously trying to be me.
Wait a sec. What were you saying about the element analysis?
Oh. It's about a minute substance, not the elements of the flowers.
A very small substance was attached to the flower.
You mean things like fiber on the criminal's clothes or hands
could get on the bouquet, right?
Yes. But this substance is
-somewhat unique. -Unique?
I analyzed it and found out it's ballistic gel.
-Ballistic gel? -It's a gel that's used in fire experiments and such.
Ahh. I should be able to get at least 3 hours (sanjikan) of sleep. After all, I'm Director (sanjikan) Nodate.
Just about the only one who would use that would be forensics...
-Maybe due to someone's negligence... -No, it wasn't negligence!
The reason the murderer didn't show up at that location is because the information leaked.
What?!
"I'm going to execute my incompetent subordinates and superior now."
Being surrounded by incompetent subordinates and superior,
I'm the one who has the urge to kill.
It's that woman.
This is where the knife was discarded.
Why here?